We have brought together firearms organizations and gun violence prevention advocates in Franklin County, PA; Adams County, PA; and Washington, DC to take joint action that improves gun safety and prevents violence. Participants include civically minded residents associated with firearms organizations or violence prevention organizations.

Key program activities:

1. Sept. 7, 2019: Influence skills workshop in Waynesboro, PA
2. Sept. 28, 2019: Project design workshop in Washington, D.C.
3. Sept. 2019 - August 2020 in Franklin County; Adams County; and DC: Implementing a project to achieve key gun safety and violence prevention goals identified by participants.  Projects may include efforts to gun-related deaths from suicides, domestic violence, and intra-community conflict.

Franklin County, PA

• Population density: 168 people per square mile
• 89% white, 5% Hispanic, 4% black
• Median property value: $174,000
• President Trump won 71% of the vote in '16. ​

Adams County, PA

• Population density: 197 people per square mile
• 89% white, 7% Hispanic, 2% black​
• Median age: 43
• President Trump won 66% of the vote in '16 in Adams County. ​​

Washington, D.C.

• Population density: 11,535 people per square mile
• 48% black, 40% white
• Median property value: $576,000
• President Trump won 4% of the vote in '16. ​